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There aren’t that many pork-free non-hotel restaurants around town that serve good decent Dim Sum.  Maju Palace Restaurant is one of those rare gems that can whip up a great dim sum feast and that’s exactly what a group of foodie friends and I discovered recently. A member of the Oriental Group of Restaurants, Maju [...]

As mentioned in my earlier post on Five Sen5es, that trendy Cantonese restaurant in The Westin Kuala Lumpur, I checked out their dim sum over a long leisurely lunch not too long ago. Five Sen5es looks quite different in the day time.  While it looked classy and romantic due to the soft lightings at night, [...]

I always find that the Dim Sum portions served in Celestial Court, Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur are more than generous. Their “har-kow” and “siew mai” are pretty huge… bigger than what most other dim sum restaurants serve. Not only are they bigger in size, the pork-free ingredients used are always fresh. I have yet to taste any [...]

Tucked away on Level 1 of Empire Hotel Subang is Di Wei Chinese Restaurant (next to Popular Bookstore).  The classy casual facade leads the way into an incredibly spacious restaurant beyond.  Inspired by the hotel’s sleek and chic concept (more photos of the hotel below), Di Wei Chinese Restaurant is tastefully decorated with well-crafted Oriental [...]

Like the mythical phoenix rising, Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur’s famed Golden Phoenix Chinese Restaurant is set to soar once again, reinstating its position as one of Kuala Lumpur’s finest Chinese restaurants. The restaurant has been given a boost.  It is now ultra-modern, tastefully decked out in soothing cream, sunny yellow and rustic earth tones.  Clusters [...]

It’s been almost 2 months since we’ve been back from our Hong Kong trip.  Until now I have not eaten a single Dim Sum item back here and that’s because we really had our fill of that while in Hong Kong!  Of course, everyone must eat Dim Sum while in Hong Kong because that’s their [...]

Celestial Court, that elegant classy Chinese restaurant on the 3rd floor of the Sheraton Imperial Kuala Lumpur Hotel has long been a favourite stop-over for meals for busy executives.  By virtue of its location in the business district of Jalan Sultan Ismail, Celestial Court enjoys good patronage not only because of this strategic address, but also because [...]

Shanghai @ JW MarriottJalan Bukit BintangKuala Lumpur When everyone, or rather, almost everyone has balik’ed kampung for the Hari Raya break, that’s the best time to drive in the city. Unable to resist taking our own sweet time driving along the traffic-free roads right in the city centre, that’s how we decided to spend a [...]

Tai Thong Imperial China3rd Floor Jaya SquareSubang JayaTel: 03-5636 1266 Part of the Tai Thong Group, this restaurant offers mainly Cantonese fare in a comfortable setting. As you step into the cream, beige and brown environment, you are greeted with this deco: Lush drapes float across the ceiling in a cluster of chandeliers… One side [...]